Comments on: A Follow Up To My Accusation Post http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/a-follow-up-to-my-accusation-post/ Your web accessibility expert Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Wizard23 http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/a-follow-up-to-my-accusation-post/#comment-339 Wizard23 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:26:58 +0000 http://accessibility.net.nz/?p=83#comment-339 about the template, is it maybe part of a cms? if so whichone? about the template, is it maybe part of a cms? if so whichone?

]]> By: Wizard23 http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/a-follow-up-to-my-accusation-post/#comment-338 Wizard23 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:44:41 +0000 http://accessibility.net.nz/?p=83#comment-338 Did you make this template yourself? its really great! maybe you could make it available for download? :) Did you make this template yourself? its really great! maybe you could make it available for download? :)

]]> By: Mark harris http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/a-follow-up-to-my-accusation-post/#comment-90 Mark harris Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:40:27 +0000 http://accessibility.net.nz/?p=83#comment-90 Okay, I think we understand each other and even agree, mostly ;-) Thanks Mark Okay, I think we understand each other and even agree, mostly ;-)

Thanks

Mark

]]> By: Dave Lane http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/a-follow-up-to-my-accusation-post/#comment-89 Dave Lane Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:57:23 +0000 http://accessibility.net.nz/?p=83#comment-89 Nic, this is the open source development process in action. It's all about evolution. If one project fails to meet the needs of its ecosystem (i.e. the commercial and non-commercial entities which depend in some way on it), then those entities will move to a different project. It has little to do with the GPL. I, for one, don't consider myself a GPL "zealot" because of the inappropriate religious connotations related to that word, but rather an "exponent". I believe, as a commercial open source business person, that the GPL is an excellent basis on which to build. Also, I'm afraid I don't understand the humour in the "spirit" of the GPL - I think that the spirit of the GPL can be summed up as "share and share alike". People may be able to find "legality hacks" which circumvent the GPL. Those sorts of hack provide incentive for GNU to come up with new versions of the license. If people breach the spirit, then the community has every reason (an obligation, even) to give those people notice that the community finds their behaviour unacceptable. I can't comment on Matt's specific issue, but as you and others have said, these don't seem to be related to the GPL... Cheers, Dave Nic, this is the open source development process in action. It's all about evolution. If one project fails to meet the needs of its ecosystem (i.e. the commercial and non-commercial entities which depend in some way on it), then those entities will move to a different project. It has little to do with the GPL. I, for one, don't consider myself a GPL "zealot" because of the inappropriate religious connotations related to that word, but rather an "exponent". I believe, as a commercial open source business person, that the GPL is an excellent basis on which to build. Also, I'm afraid I don't understand the humour in the "spirit" of the GPL - I think that the spirit of the GPL can be summed up as "share and share alike". People may be able to find "legality hacks" which circumvent the GPL. Those sorts of hack provide incentive for GNU to come up with new versions of the license. If people breach the spirit, then the community has every reason (an obligation, even) to give those people notice that the community finds their behaviour unacceptable. I can't comment on Matt's specific issue, but as you and others have said, these don't seem to be related to the GPL…

Cheers,

Dave

]]> By: Robin http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/a-follow-up-to-my-accusation-post/#comment-88 Robin Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:52:37 +0000 http://accessibility.net.nz/?p=83#comment-88 Actually, I tend to agree to a reasonable extent with your retranslation up the top. I tend to think that proprietary software does do significant harm to society, and would like to see it relegated to pretty much a niche status. I'm just lazy enough that the inflammatory adjectives don't really apply to me so much - I'm not really much of an activist :) Actually, I tend to agree to a reasonable extent with your retranslation up the top. I tend to think that proprietary software does do significant harm to society, and would like to see it relegated to pretty much a niche status. I'm just lazy enough that the inflammatory adjectives don't really apply to me so much - I'm not really much of an activist :)

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